adj
consummate
KON-suh-muht
adj
1
Extremely skilled or accomplished; perfect of its kind.
"She is a consummate professional who never misses a deadline."
verb
1
To complete or finalize something, especially a plan or agreement.
"The two companies consummated the merger after months of negotiation."
2
To make a marriage legally or traditionally complete through first sexual intercourse.
"By tradition, the marriage was expected to be consummated on the wedding night."
How to Use Consummate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither "highly skilled" (as an adjective) or "to complete/finalize" (as a verb).
Common pairings
a consummate professional
consummate a deal
consummate a marriage
Word Forms
more consummate comparative, consummated past tense, consummates singular, most consummate superlative
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Etymology
From Latin consummatus, past participle of consummare, "to sum up, complete," from con- ("together") + summa ("a sum, total").